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Asynchronous Learning –
Any learning event where interaction is delayed over time. This allows learners to participate
according to their schedule, and be geographically separate
from the instructor.
Could be in the form of a correspondence course or e-learning .
Interaction can take use various technologies like
threaded discussion.
Computer Based Training (CBT)
– Training or instruction
where a computer program provides motivation and feedback
in place on a live instructor. CBT can be delivered via CD-ROM,
LAN or Internet. Creation
is done by teams of people including instructional designers,
and often has high development costs.
Correspondence Course - A course completed from a
distance using written correspondence for interaction and
to submit assignments.
Correspondence classes became popular in the 1890’s.
Distance Education – The formal process of distance learning .
This term has traditionally implied the higher education
level.
Distance Learning – Learning where the instructor and the students
are in physically separate locations. Can be either synchronous or asynchronous .
Can include correspondence , video or satellite
broadcasts, or e-Learning .
Usually implies the higher education level.
Distance Training - A reference to distance learning for the corporate
or professional levels. More commonly referred to as distributed learning , WBT or e-Learning .
Distributed Learning –
Distance learning that makes use of
information technology. Includes most types of distance
learning but not plain correspondence (very similar to e-Learning )
e-Learning – Any learning
that utilizes a network (LAN, WAN or Internet) for delivery,
interaction, or facilitation.
This would include distributed learning , distance learning (other than pure
correspondence ), CBT delivered over
a network, and WBT .
Can be synchronous , asynchronous , instructor-led or computer-based or
a combination.
e-Learner – Any
learner taking part in an e-Learning course or program.
Instructor-led Training (ILT) – A learning event which is led by an instructor , and either
held in a physical location or delivered via a network ( WBT , e-Learning ).
Usually implies the professional or corporate level
and synchronous learning.
Online Learning – e-Learning over the Internet (as opposed to
a local or wide area network).
Online Training – Same as online learning , only it implies the
professional or corporate level.
Synchronous Learning – Any learning event where interaction
happens simultaneously in real-time. This requires that learners
attend class at its scheduled time. Could be held in a traditional
classroom, or delivered via distributed or e-Learning technologies.
Web Based Training (WBT) -
Training which is delivered over a network (LAN, WAN or Internet).
Can be either Instructor-led or Computer Based .
Very similar to e-Learning , but it implies that the learning
is in the professional or corporate level.
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